Design Dimensions Enabling Divergent Behaviour across Physical, Digital, and Social Library Interfaces

What design dimensions across physical, digital, and social library interfaces may enable and trigger users to find more information resources than planned or known in advance? The paper outlines a conceptual framework with libraries as integrative interfaces across physical, digital, and social affordances and users that mix convergent (goal-directed) and divergent (exploratory) information behaviour. Ten design dimensions that enable and trigger divergent behaviour are outlined. Implications for persuasive design are discussed.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: PERSUASIVE
• Authors: Lennart Björneborn
• Keywords: Design Dimensions, Emerging Technology, PERSUASIVE 2010, Social Library Interfaces, Trigger Divergent Behaviour